Chocolate Gravy 12/05/2016: Say you have an acquaintance you always see at the dog park or the playground. But one night, you run into them at the movies,... [more]

Fickle Finger of Fate 11/21/2016: A young woman wants a family-friendly way to describe a statement that's fraudulent or bogus, but all the words she can think of sound old-fashioned.... [more]

Stars and Garters 11/14/2016: Novelist Charles Dickens created many unforgettable characters, but he's also responsible for coining or popularizing lots of words, like "flummox" and "butterfingers." Also, the life's... [more]

Proof in the Pudding 11/05/2016: Have you ever offered to foster a dog or cat, but wound up adopting instead? There's an alliterative term for that. And when you're on... [more]

Boss of Me 10/31/2016: If you want to be a better writer, try skipping today's bestsellers, and read one from the 1930's instead. Or read something besides fiction in... [more]

by Gaston Dorren 12/05/2016: The book Lingo, by Dutch linguist and journalist Gaston Dorren, is an enjoyable whirlwind tour of languages throughout Europe. This is part of a complete... [more]

Animal Zoomies 12/05/2016: What do you call it when your dog or cat suddenly turns into a blur of fur, racing through the house? Trainers and behaviorists call... [more]

Word For Being Out of Place 12/05/2016: An anachronism is something that's placed in the wrong time period, like a Roman soldier wearing Birkenstocks. But what's the word for if someone or... [more]

Found vs. Establish 12/05/2016: An eighth-grade history teacher from Denton, Texas, is teaching about colonial America, and wonders if there's a difference between the phrases to found a colony... [more]

Think and Grin 12/05/2016: The "Think and Grin" section of Boy's Life magazine has some pretty corny jokes, including one about a parking space. This is part of a... [more]

A Titch 12/05/2016: The word titch means "a small amount," and is most likely just a variant of touch. This is part of a complete episode.
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